Kresge Way and Extension of Thermal Pipes and Electrical Duct Bank
- Thermal striping in the Harvard Business School lot will take place this fall.
Enterprise Research Campus
Residential/Hotel
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, May 10, the site will have several activities underway, weather permitting. Exterior green panel installation and activity will take place on the midrise and high-rise residential buildings with several boom lifts operating including the infill hoist. Windows delivery areas on set up near swing staging on the high rise. Elevator and miscellaneous interior work in all three buildings.
- On Sunday, May 11, a dozen workers will be working inside the hotel and high-rise building elevator shafts. Another dozen workers will be installing drywall in the first floor area at the where the midrise meets the high-rise.
- Crews are scheduled to work at the midrise off Trotting Avenue, on the first and second floor exterior façade from 7 to 11 p.m. Boom and scissor lifts and light towers pointed at the building will be operational.
- Eversource may be on site finishing permanent power connections.
- Exterior wall sheathing, panel clips and green exterior panels are being installed on the residential buildings.
- At the midrise the hoist has been removed, and infill work is underway.
- The high rise hoist will begin to be removed using a crane.
- The hotel hoist continues to be removed with a crane on site.
- Ground floor work is underway on all three buildings, including soffit panel installation using lifts at the hotel.
- Mast climber scaffolding and swing staging are set up on the high-rise building.
- Elevators are being installed.
- Other concrete operations continue.
- Roofing activities are underway.
- MEP work is ongoing.
- Framing, drywall and bathroom installation are taking place inside the buildings.
- Temporary heaters are being removed.
Laboratory and Office Buildings.
- On Saturday, May 10 exterior curtainwall work, weather permitting, will be underway. Interior drywall, elevator installation and MEP work in the penthouse as well as general clean-up activities will occur.
- On Sunday, May 11 a crew of six will be working in the east building elevator shaft.
Weekday Activities
- Boom lifts are active around the perimeter of the buildings.
- Level 1 soffit and exterior work is underway.
- Smaller concrete operations continue.
- Roof activities are underway.
- Elevators are being installed.
- MEP work is ongoing.
- Mechanical penthouse activities continue.
- Masonry work continues.
- Pre-clearing for hardscape/landscape will take place
- Framing, drywall, and bathroom install are underway
Treehouse Conference Center
Weekend Activities
- Work includes curtainwall installation (weather permitting), insulation and dry-wall installation as well as roofing activity on Saturday, May 10.
- On Sunday, May 11, a crew of 25 may be installing curtainwall, weather permitting.
Weekday Activities
- Façade frame and glass installation continues using boom lifts.
- Roofing and terrace activities are underway.
- Excavation for drainage work and a pedestrian area are underway.
- Framing and drywall continue.
- Elevator work continues.
- MEP activities are ongoing.
- Flooring work continues
- Small concrete placements will take place.
Greenway
- Landscaping crews continue prepping for hardscape and tree planting.
- Trees continue to be delivered and planted.
- Prep and utility work is underway for water features.
Streetscape
- Piping in the trench continues on Trotting near the buildings.
Building Mock-Ups
- Building mockups are on the corner of Hague and Rotterdam Streets.
Eversource Conduit Project
- Eversource electrical cabling will be taking place in the future along Western Avenue. This public utility work is not under the supervision of ERC.
General
- The projects work hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturdays/Sundays/off hours as permitted by the City of Boston from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Drones will be in use bi-weekly to monitor construction progress on site.
- Drones will be operated by licensed pilots in accordance with Harvard University and the City of Boston regulations.
- Weekly flights are weather dependent and are scheduled one weekday morning.
- A drone is scheduled to fly on Thursday, May 15 at 3 p.m.
North Allston Storm Drain Extension Project (NASDEP)
The NASDEP, a project designed for Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) to alleviate the existing inundated storm water systems in North Allston, continues with enabling work on the ERC site.
- South of Science work between Rena Path and Rotterdam Street will continue this week.
- Science Drive is narrowed into fall 2025 with new line striping indicating the lanes.
- Structure and box culvert activity continues.
- Backfilling operations intermittently occur.
- Truck traffic will increase to load in material.
- A temporary drainage bypass system with an operator is running.
- A generator and motorized dewatering equipment operate on site.
92 Seattle Street
- Project has received a COO.
- Replacing and repowering roof equipment is underway.
- Knee wall mock-up for the west wall repair is complete. Waiting for review to proceed with the work.
- All work is targeting completion in four weeks.
175 North Harvard Street, 100 South Campus Drive
The following is an overview of the work taking place at the 175 North Harvard construction site at the future location of the new Harvard University affiliate housing building and American Repertory Theatre (ART).
- Window installation using boom lifts continues. Exterior wall sheathing continues. Exterior swing staging and a scaffolding lift system are set up on the buildings to assist with curtainwall installation. Multiple swing stages are on the mid-rise and will be jumping to the tower next week. In the next week and half, a crane in the next week and half will load roofing material to the 8th and 10th story roof. Brick work is underway on the courtyard side of the building to be followed by the south side. Bricks are being delivered regularly. Roofing is progressing and a support crane is on site to assist. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades continue to work throughout the site. Interior fit out and framing continues. Drywall operations will begin in June. Miscellaneous deliveries to the hoist will continue.
- During the week of May 12, the contractor will need to periodically close South Campus Drive between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accommodate some trucks that are too large to make the turn into the job site, the contractor may need to utilize one lane of Ivy Lane in front of the project gate to unload materials. Access to Ivy Lane for the general public and the Continuum, Sloane’s, and Trader Joe’s deliveries will be a priority. If necessary, construction delivery vehicles will be diverted until they can unload in a way that does not impede traffic on Ivy Lane.
- When South Campus Drive is closed, all traffic leaving the Continuum and Trader Joe’s parking garage will be instructed to make a right turn only out of the garage. South Campus Drive will be open to traffic each day after 5 p.m. and on Sunday. Signage will be provided to divert traffic as needed, and police details will be on site to provide assistance. The signage will be covered after the end of each shift so vehicles can use South Campus Drive.
- Wheel washing and street sweeping continue to ensure soil is not being tracked through the neighborhood streets.
- On the new American Repertory Theater (ART) work site, the project has a crane in place to install mass timber (engineered wood products known for their strength, durability, versatility and sustainability) for the next several months. Daily wood deliveries are underway. Currently crews are finishing wrapping the skin of the section at the high point of the fly tower. Mass Timber work has begun on an adjacent section of the building closest to South Campus Drive through the month of May. The project added a 100-ton crane in the access road to assist with chimneys, which is expected to be completed by May 23. Masonry work is mobilizing this month.
- Steel detailing work continues ahead of waterproofing. A police detail is assigned to North Harvard Street/South Campus Drive to help facilitate mass timber trailer deliveries. Wood protection trades and mechanical systems installation continues as mass timber gets installed. Columns, beams, trusses, stairs, wall panels, beams and flooring have been installed in the first sector near the west stage.
- A light pole has been removed along the walking path adjacent to McCurdy Track along South Campus Drive to provide truck turn radius access for trailers.
- Periodic adjustments will take place on the ART building mock-up to review design and constructability across North Harvard Street.
- Work will be taking place at the affiliate housing building on the next two Saturdays, May 10 and May 17, to do some exterior wall sheathing, window installation, and interior framing and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work. This work is dependent on the weather.
- A small crew at the ART project will be working on Saturdays, May 10 and 17, installing mass timber. This work is dependent on the weather.
- The project’s regular work hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturdays as permitted by the City of Boston from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Off-hours water management may be needed for the ART mass timber roofs and structures during and after rain events.
210 North Harvard Street
- Eversource or Verizon will remove an old pole and power line.
- The bakery Sofra is open.
168 Western Ave
- National Grid has completed the gas pipe connection and will replace the asphalt with concrete on the sidewalk.
- Mechanical roof work continues.
- On Wednesday, May 14, crews will be installing the storefront.
- The Swiss Bakers bakery operation is temporarily relocated to 9 Travis Street while their space gets renovated.
304 Western Ave
- A catch basin installation project within the loading dock has been completed.